The Wanting Mare
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| Directed by | Nicholas Ashe Bateman |
| Written by | Nicholas Ashe Bateman |
| Produced by | Nicholas Ashe Bateman, David A. Ross, Z. Scott Schaefer, Lawrence Inglee |
| Cinematography | David A. Ross |
| Edited by | Nicholas Ashe Bateman |
| Music by | Aaron Boudreaux |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 89 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Wanting Mare is a 2020 science fiction film written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman.
Plot
In a post-apocalyptic realm called Anmaere, an annual drive ships wild horses from a rundown city called Whithren to another, far-off city, Levithen. Many denizens of Whithren hope to board the boat with the horses and travel to Levithen, which they believe holds a more promising future for them.
Cast
- Jordan Monaghan - young Moira
- Christine Kellogg-Darrin - old Moira
- Nicholas Ashe Bateman - young Lawrence
- Josh Clark - old Lawrence
- Yasamin Keshtkar - Eirah
- Edmond Cofie - Hadeon
- Maxine Muster - Elien
Development
The Wanting Mare is Bateman's first feature-length film; he did not attend film school and worked independently on the film's development, part of which was funded through a campaign on the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo.[3] Shane Carruth was involved with executive production for a time, but he removed his name from the project in 2020 after accusations of abuse against him were made public.[3] Bateman shot much of the film in a storage unit in Paterson, New Jersey;[4][5] other shots were filmed along the coast of the northeastern United States and in Nova Scotia, Canada.[6]
Reception
The film received positive reviews from Wired[7] and mixed reviews from IndieWire,[8] RogerEbert.com,[9] Variety,[3] and Polygon.[10]
References
- ^ Review, Screen Anarchy, May 22, 2020.
- ^ Review, Austin Chronicle. February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c Review, Variety, February 5, 2021
- ^ This futuristic fantasy was almost entirely shot in a storage unit. Polygon, May 19, 2020
- ^ Nine Film Festival Favorites That Deserve a Home. RogerEbert.com, August 24, 2020.
- ^ This indie film with more than 500 VFX shots took more than 5 years to make. Befores and Afters, January 20, 2021.
- ^ Review, Wired, February 12, 2021
- ^ Review, IndieWire, February 5, 2021
- ^ Review, RogerEbert.com, February 5, 2021
- ^ Review, Polygon, February 4, 2021.